THE DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 14,1881. i THE DAILY BEE. Monday Morning , Feb. 14. BREVITIES , Go and hear Redpath at the Academy cf Music this evening. The tenth annual masquerade ball of the Maennerchcr talcea place to-morrow Bight A pleasant time may be expected at the monthly reception of the Y. M. C. A. to-night. - _ _ _  _ _ Reserved seats are put on sale this morning for the JohnDil on entertainmrnt to-morrow night. A false alarm of fira from box S , Shinn's addition , last night , brougtt out the department on the run. A ruaway horse attached to a sleigh scattered the contents of the vehicle all along Barney Btrest last evening. Two narrow gatge engines , loaded on Hat earn , go west to-day for the Utah and Northern , Nos. 23 and 24. The regular monthly meetins of the Omaha Board of Trade will take place Monday evening , February 14th. The regular quarterly meeting of th "Union Catholic Library association pillbe held Tuesday evening at 7:30 , the 15th inst , A deserter ...

THE DAILY B. BOSBWATEE : EDITOBJ HA.KLON easily won the great ncull- ing match with Liycock , the Aua- traHen , defeating him by five lengths. THE tolla upon the Erie canal are about to be reduced. ThU in the opinion of the rallro d nwnagers ia an instance of " nnwhe legislation. ANT one trho can eee a special prov idence in the death of General Myers cind the appointment of Hazen to the weather bureau is welcome to his be lief. MB LSQEESOLL , president of the State Farmers' Alliance , hadn't read Mr. Toucalin'B article when he wrote his letter about capital being frighten ed away by railroad leg'ulatlon , but be hit the nail on the head for all that. THE population of Ireland has de creased by no 4t5si than 2,791,631 since 1840. No stronger proof of the gross cruelty practised upon that country could be produced. Wholesale emi gration is the laet resort of an outraged , plundered , and down-trodden people. MK. DAWES , of Massachusetts , is making an insufferable ass cf himself in a...

st t THE DAILY BEE B. BOSSWA7EB ; EPITOB ; MR GLADSTONE'S ministry is al- 1 ; resdr tottering and the operation of the coercion laws In Ireland Is likely I to give it Its death blow. that he resolved MR. WINDHAM wanted to establish friendly relations t'J with the corporations. Mr. Wyndbam b Is a lawyer and lawyers generally want retainers. MR. WHEDOJT , of Lancaster , Is a level-headed man. He does not be lieve In buncombe and windy resolu tions. He believes that the legtsla- ture cannot fulfill its sworn duty by passing resolutions that mean noth ing. TEXAS , In which so many plans of r llroad extension are now agltited , has , through its governor , demanded of the legislature ft code of regulations for common carriers. And capital Isn't frlghtenel awsy. ANoxchangesuggasts that the wash erwomen abjut Washington , D. C. , might as well collect any lltlle bills they have out. Time Is nearly up , and there are cushioned chairs which will never , never bewarmed again by their present ...

VOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , THTJESDAY. FEBRUARY 17 ; 1881. . 206. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents * BARGAINS1 REAL ESTATE AGENCY , loth and Douglas Street. Over 3,000 residence lots Icr sile bvthls agin- cy at prices ranging fr Jm 825 to 52,500each , and located la every part of the city , and in eveir direction from tne I'oetoffice , north , east , south cr west , and VMjiaj In dlstancs I mm one block to one or two miles from same. Call and ex amine our lists. Several choice lots in CriflU & Isaaca'addi tion. we t ol convent , between S . Mary's at en- us and Harnet street ? bOO to $300. COairei just eartot harriclcson Sanndera St. , tLls is choice land and will be eoU very cheap ( or cash in 5 , 10 or 20 acre lots ; DOW if you time to secure a bargain. Choice lot at end of street tor tracks on Sann- drrs etreet for 8576. Caolcs lot , Faraham and 21th B'rects , 66x132 cot [ or 81,400 will divide it. Cheap lots in Credit PoncUr addition , ssuth U. P. depot § 1...

THE DAILY BEE B. BU3BWATBB ; EDITOR THE question before the legislator IsDocs Nebraska control her railroader or the railroads Nebraska. HAEKT HCSTEE , the original Lon Fisherman , is dead. Tno time is com Ing for his namesake , the vice presl dent of the United States to retire. OHIO is already discussing who wll be her next governor. Ohio is neve happy unless In the contemplation o a present or prospective offic ? . THE law regulating primary elec tioas , Introduced by Goner * ! Van Wyck , should not be lost sight of. Nebraska is sorely in need of primary reform. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MR. HiMEBiUQH Is utterly opposec to railroad legislation. Mr. Hime- baugh is to manage the new U. P. ele vator and is , therefore , a perfectly dis interested parly. In the questiontis to whether or nol the Union Pacific Pacific railroad is to be forced to carry the papers of Mr. Ilosewator , Is involved about all there is of the raihosd problem. Are.rail- roads Hfeo other corportions tbe prop . erty of ...

THE DAILY BEE. E. BOSEWATEB ; EDITOR- SENATOB BLIDTE Is the only happy man of all the aspirants for cabinet positions. _ THE prohibition in which the railroad interested is road cappers are mo t the prohibition of anti monopoly kg- islation. THE Republican intimates that Sen ator Howe never dries up. This U a very good compliment to Mr. Howe's depth. BABONESJ BCBDBTT Courrs Is at list married to young Bartlett , and both are singing 4'Cupid laughs at hindrances. " THE Pennsylvania legislative moun tain is etill in labor , and the general impression Is that they will bring forth a senatorial mole. THE railroads , the , telegraph com pvniei and the monopoly organs are linked together by ono tender-bond of interest the pocket of the dear public. REPOBTS from the cattle ranges west indicate that the lest storm has done more damage to the stock Interests than all the preceding ones combined. THE apportionment bill framed in the interest" southern politicians will not pass at the present ...

THE DAILY BEE. CONGRESS i still fighting over funding and a throe per cent bond will probably bo voted. OHCECB HOWE atill insist * that he overheard of * 1 a granger. Who granger parting his hair in the middle. - -Mfc HOIMAK , of Dakota m kei h > vo'co heard on every important question in the house tnd it gives * orth 8 clfar and < rno nol every lime. * STAKIEY MATTHIAS nomination has not benn withdrawn , and the railra d kings are anriotwlv urging open their conereanumal tools hit early confirmation. ' * * " ' - - ' ME. PARSELT/S pronnclamonto his pro3uced an excellent effect in trenglhen'ng ' the land leazae organi zation and aarellinsthe ; list of Irish sympathizers. " SEJTATOB TJOiSE'u owrrr V.H pro- Tides that Omaha shall pay its lawfn ] debts. What d e * the Herald dta- cover erfravtgjint or delr'm ntal to the city In the enunciation of such - * principle. THE Om h Herald is for consolida tion and competition , both of which , according to ihat excellent railroad authori...